Originally Posted by justinsain

I'm going to show my stupidity here but it's a great time to find the answer to something thats always bugged me.

I've never really been able to pin down exactly what a DJ like Tiesto actually does.

It used to be a DJ just spun records. Then it got more involved with mixing and scratching or whatever.

I love Tiesto, have many of his songs and going to see him live at a great venue is on my bucket list.
I know he is world renown but I just don't know what he is doing up there in that DJ booth that makes him and others like him so special.

This guy in the YT vid is creating the music live on the spot. I've wondered if Tiesto has something similar equipment wise that he creates on the spot like that or does he have prerecorded music that he just mixes.

So I guess my question is whats the difference between this guy here performing that song and Tiesto performing the song?